The legendary Ukrainian football player and accomplished footballer Oleg Luzhny officially welcomed the Ukrainian national team U-19. At this time, he replaced Dmytro Mikhailenok, who was promoted to promotion in 2026 and became the head coach of the Ukrainian youth team (U-21).

Under the leadership of Mikhailenko, the young team performed successfully and reached the semifinals of the European Championship.

The entire team will play its first matches under the guidance of a new head coach. The Ukraine U-19 team will have an initial training camp and three friendly matches at a representative tournament in Spain.

24th Spring: Ukraine - Sweden.

27th spring: Ukraine - Nimechchyna.

30th Verester: Ukraine - Scotland.

These sparrings will become a key stage of preparation before the official ceremony. And now the Ukrainian U-19 team will continue its qualification journey until the 2027 European Championship. Our team's opponents at the other group stage of the selection will be teams from Italy, Israel and Romania.

For Oleg Luzhny, it was more than ten years before he turned to work as a head coach. He began his coaching career in 2005, becoming the head coach of the Latvian club Venta. .

Luzhny Dvichi became an assistant to the coaching staff of Oleksandr Khatskevich from 2017 to 2019.. The remaining club, working as a full-time head coach, was Simferopol Tavria in the 2012/13 season.

Since 2024, Luzhny will also bow his head to the UAF Professional Football Committee. In other words, the main departments at the new settlement will not lose the tournament result, but will focus on preparing clear and competitive football players for the national team of Ukraine.